Rishi: 'I'm in charge of curing the NHS now' trends now
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Rishi Sunak will tomorrow take personal charge of tackling the NHS crisis.
The Prime Minister will use the first major speech of his premiership to acknowledge the unprecedented scale of the pressures facing hospitals – and invite the public to judge him on his response.
Mr Sunak will set out his broad approach to resolving the pressure on the health service, including a renewed focus on tackling the delayed discharges clogging up hospital beds.
He will pledge to bring forward an 'urgent care recovery plan' later this month, coupled with a recovery plan for primary care to improve access to GPs.
Tomorrow's speech will see him detail his strategy for dealing with major challenges, including industrial strife crippling public services and rampant inflation.
Mr Sunak will set out his broad approach to resolving the pressure on the health service, including a renewed focus on tackling the delayed discharges clogging up hospital beds
The PM will warn how the country cannot afford the double-digit pay rises demanded by militant union bosses, and also confirm plans for 'tough' measures to limit strike disruption.
But he will also set out his vision for building a better Britain, including plans to make maths compulsory to the age of 18 in order to boost the UK's skills and productivity.
He will say it is time to 'reimagine our approach to numeracy' – and warn that the current approach to maths is 'letting our children down'.
Mr Sunak is also expected to expand on comments made to The Daily Mail last month in
